Children and Morality during the Holocaust

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During World War II and the Holocaust, morality collapsed. It was no longer easy to differentiate between what was good and what was evil. With a world filled with starvation, dehumanization, and dictatorship, Jewish children had a rough life. They were not free to run away and play; instead they were either in hiding or a camp. The three sources that will be analyzed in this essay demonstrate how the Jews and Gentiles risked their lives to help save innocent Jewish children.
One Jew who risked his life helping orphans was Yanush Korczak. Yanush Korczak was born on July 22, 1878 in Warsaw. Ever since he was young, he had a passion for helping the disadvantaged. In 1912, he created a Jewish orphanage called Dom Sierot. He also was…show more content…

In addition, they lived day by day not knowing what would happen the next day. Rachel also doesn’t know what will happen the next day because it is very unpredictable. She is comparing living in a ghetto to a horrible dream. Once, she leaves the ghetto or wakes up from the nightmare, she will live in freedom. In addition, Kruger sees dark shadow and is scared of them. Adults wouldn’t be afraid of dark shadow. Clearly, she was a scared child. Similar to the orphans, they are feeling the same way as Kruger. They also want to get out of the ghetto and be a normal child. In addition, they feel scared and sad.
Once Hitler and the Nazis took control of Poland, morality went down hill. Anti-semetism got worse; the Jews had to wear the yellow Star of David, although Yanush Korczak refused to wear it. Also, his radio program was cancelled due to complaints from anti-semitic people. Even with the bad times occurring, Korczak served as a parent figure for the orphans. He always told the children to be positive and not to give up hope. Because Korczak had many connections with higher people in society, he was offered refuge on the Aryan side of Warsaw. But, he refused the offer repeatedly. He had the chance to save himself, but he couldn’t abandon his children. In addition, he declined the invitation to be smuggled out of Poland. Korczak would do anything he could do to save the children and not leave them, even if it meant he was going to die with them. He tried

Throughout the Holocaust, “the Nazis killed over 1.5 billion children” (Children during the Holocaust). Of these children, one million of them were Jewish. The Nazis had no good reason to kill them; they only killed these innocent children because Hitler did not care for their race. The Nazis, a forceful, merciless power led by Adolf Hitler brainwashed the country of Germany into believing that Jews and other races were awful. These children bravely fought persecution and avoided death by hiding…

it treats its children" (Nelson Mandela). If this statement is considered true, then it's fair to say that during times of the Holocaust, the German society was at an all time low. Children during the Holocaust did not have a carefree childhood, like they should have, but instead were placed under strenuous conditions. They had to go through being separated from all family and friends, being chosen the first to go to, and in most cases a permanent loss of family members. The Holocaust was undoubtedly…

deliberate intention to kill children in numbers so great that there is no historical precedent for it.” (Lukas, 13 Kindle) About 1.5 million children were murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust—one million being killed because they were Jews (ushmm.org) The Germans had a clearly defined goal of killing the Jewish children so that there would be no remnants of their race to reproduce, resulting in extinction. Not only were the children that were victimized in the Holocaust persecuted and murdered…

with all wars that occurred in the past and present. This synopsis will focus on the effects of war on children and the different ways they survived through it. It will compare the children of the Holocaust and the children of the war on terrorism. War has a great effect on children and can harm them socially, mentally, and physically. Survival of the fittest differs vastly between these children and the wars they are going through.
Terrorist groups are all over and have been around for a long time…

Children of the Holocaust
Advanced Composition/ ENGL 135
June 20, 2011
Alena Synjova once stated, “ I’d like to go away alone where there are other, nicer people, somewhere into the far unknown, there, where no one kills another. Maybe more of us, a thousand strong, will reach this goal before too long” (Volavková, 1994, p. 50). During the Holocaust, people craved opportunity to escape to a place where there were polite people and no one killed each other. The Holocaust affected everyone…

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From 1933 through 1945 was a period of history called the Holocaust. During the Holocaust, people were being killed for their looks, race, and disability. About 11 million people were killed in brutal and tragic ways. Adolf Hitler, the leader, wanted to create a pure race. Racism helped Hitler organize the population into the way he wanted. He wanted people to support the cause of making a pure race. If people opposed, they would be persecuted. Racism allowed Hitler to influence the German…

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As the 1930’s came along, The Nazi’s set out a series of laws and regulations called ‘Nazi Laws’. One of the very first laws was ,”Laws against Overcrowding in German schools and universities”. This was a result of many children were looked down upon by Hitler and his Nazis as ‘racially inferior’. Letters from German Children to the editor of the Nazi tabloid Der Sturmer reveal a shameful potpourri Lettof and fanaticism against their Jewish classmates. The first punishment…